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Former F1 Driver Reveals Why Kimi Raikkonen Hates F1 simulators

Kimi Raikkonen is one of the greatest characters on the F1 grid. He is not too bad of a driver either. While he may be coming to the end of a career in F1 that has spanned nearly two decades there are some things the Alfa Romeo driver just doesn t like to do like practicing in simulators.Kimi Raikkonen has clarified his aversion to sophisticated formula one simulator technology insisting he simply learns nothing at the computerised wheel. An avowed fan of idol James Hunt s bygone days 2007 world champion Raikkonen has always sounded unenthusiastic when asked about the simulator technology that has replaced F1 s former days Where is Kimi Raikkonen now After failing to finish his last race in Abu Dhabi due to a brake failure Raikkonen left the paddock that night with wife Minttu and his children Robin and Rianna.Kimi Raikkonen is not about to quit in the middle of a Formula 1 season. That is the view of former F1 driver and fellow Finn JJ Lehto amid rumours 40-year-old Raikkonen may be losing patience with his uncompetitive Alfa Romeo. There are reports the 2007 world champion lost his cool over the radio several times during the most recent

David Coulthard a former team-mate of the Finn hinted that it might be time for Raikkonen to call it quits. I was 37 when I quit said Coulthard. Suddenly you start making mistakes and don t want to admit that it s your fault. But it is. I also noticed that it had to do with poor concentration especially towards the end of a Article continues below this ad Some former F1 drivers often share stories of partying with Raikkonen who would often be VERY sloshed. In fact former HRT and Lotus driver Karun Chandhok revealed one particular incident with the Finn. He revealed We met Kimi at a bar in Tokyo and more than apparently he was already quite drunk.In an interview with Motorsport.com Raikkonen shared that he s not exactly sure why fans like him so much sharing a theory that it s likely because he s direct. And given his famous tagline ofApart from slamming into a tyre wall Kimi Raikkonen enjoyed a pretty good NASCAR Cup Series debut. It actually went so well other ex-F1 drivers are already fighting to see who gets to have a go next The former F1 champ started 27th but climbed to 19th during a soggy first stint at Watkins Glen. He continued to improve during thereafter moving all the way up to the top 10 before pitting

Raikonnen has revealed that the constant traveling he had to do for F1 had taken away too much time from his life and he looked forward to not traveling after retirement. In a post-seasonThe Finn who kicks off his 19th F1 campaign in Bahrain this weekend races with the number 7 on his Alfa Romeo C41. But while that is a lucky number for many for Raikkonen it is just a number The Finn who won 21 races in his career remains the last Ferrari driver to win an F1 title. Raikkonen raced in NASCAR s Nationwide and Truck series during an F1 sabbatical in 2011. FacebookSpeaking to Racer Kimi felt that NASCAR was much more difficult than F1. This is primarily because in NASCAR there is no concept of collecting data from a car and learning from it. It s like in F1. A lot of people can be very fast on one lap. But then a race distance is a different story he said.

Kimi Raikkonen says he has no doubts all F1 drivers are against racism Credit Reuters 2 World champ Lewis Hamilton takes the knee - but Kimi Raikkonen was among six F1 drivers who chose not to F1 Former F1 driver Kimi Raikkonen has zero interest in IndyCar. Posted by AR1 staff August 20 2022. 2007 F1 driving Champion Kimi Raikkonen is competing in is first NASCAR Cup race this weekend at Watkins Glen. He qualified a respectable 27th. When asked if he has any interest in trying IndyCar he said no interest whatsoever.Formula 1 Former F1 driver and champion Kimi Raikkonen returns to racing Former F1 driver and F1 world champion Kimi Raikkonen is all set to return back to racing as he will be joining Trackhouse Racing at Watkins Glen as a part of the NASCAR Cup Series. Follow Formula 1 Live F1 Monaco GP Live Updates on InsideSport.IN.Kimi Raikkonen has responded to Lewis Hamilton s comments on the environment by saying its difficult for F1 drivers to seriously talk about climate change given the nature of the job.

July 5 2022. By. oluwasekunderin. Could This Former F1 Driver Join Kimi Raikkonen on the NASCAR Grid. In May the internet nearly had a meltdown when news broke that Kimi Raikkonen was giving NASCAR another shot. Now former Red Bull Racing F1 driver Daniil Kvyat is in attendance at Road America. Apparently he has Team Hezeberg to thank for By Jeff Gluck. May 26 2022. Trackhouse Racing s NASCAR Cup Series team has a splashy name to kick off its new international driver program Kimi Raikkonen the 2007 Formula One world champion Kimi Raikkonen might be 41 and Formula 1 s most experienced driver but the decision to continue racing despite a tough year for Alfa Romeo ended up being a simple one for the Finn. Alfa Romeo announced an unchanged 2021 driver line-up of Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi on Friday in Imola ensuring the pair will remain together for a third Now F1 s most experienced driver ever Kimi Raikkonen has a reputation for giving journalists the cold shoulder. But he s also authentic and no-nonsense with feet firmly planted on the ground